Eric Garcia will be five weeks off. The defender underwent medical tests this Sunday morning that revealed that he suffered a distal injury to the biceps femoris in his right leg. It is the umpteenth setback in the form of injury suffered by the Barcelona. Also, curiously he turns 21 today.
Therefore, and if the established deadlines are followed, the defender will not be even in the Super Cup next week, nor in the commitment of Cup against him Athletic of the 19th and would also miss the commitments of LaLiga against Alavés, Atlético and Espanyol. Now it remains to be seen if he would arrive in time for his debut in the Europa League against Naples next February 17.
The Catalan central was injured in grenade. After a good first half, he was one of the most prominent players in the game, he noticed the discomfort as soon as the second half started. Eric Garcia he went to the ground and asked for change. His gestures were already anticipating bad news.
The low of Eric Garcia further complicates the alignment for the Super Cup next week, as it adds to that of Araujo on the axis of the rear. Do not forget that the Uruguayan had to undergo surgery on Friday due to a fracture in the second and third metacarpal of the right hand of his right hand. Right now, Xavi has in the infirmary the two defenders in addition to De Jong, Braithwaite, Pedri, Sergi Roberto and Fati. However, the latter is expected to travel with the team this week.
Lenglet-Piqué
On Saturday, before the injury of Eric, Xavi Hernandez bet on Lenglet. In fact, everything indicates that, except for surprise, the axis of the rear against the Real Madrid It will be formed by the French defender and Pique.
The rest of the squad had a mild recovery session this Sunday morning. The calendar does not give truce and on Wednesday the Catalans will face the whites in one of the semifinals of the Super Cup at King Fahd Stadium.
